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C&I: CrossBoundary Energy secures USD40 million in equity to expand C&I portfolio across Africa (CrossBoundary)
- The investments from Norfund and Norwegian pension fund, KLP, will allow the company to further scale its investments in renewable energy solutions for C&I businesses across Africa.
Construction: Recent report sees renewable energy aiding the construction industry (ESI Africa)
- The report claims the potential for growth in renewable energy in Africa presents many opportunities for the construction industry, which has weakened over the last year due partly to supply-chain bottlenecks caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Libya: Irish IPP signs PPA for Ghadames solar park (Afrik21)
- The agreement between AG Energy and the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) will enable the IPP to progress its plans for the 200MWp plant, located 650km from Tripoli.
Solar: Desert to Power initiative secures USD300 million of public money (pv magazine)
- The non-binding commitment by the publicly funded Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) backs Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger’s participation in the initiative, which aims to install 10GW of solar power capacity plus energy storage across 11 nations in the Sahel.
South Sudan: 12MWp grid-connected solar plant planned for capital (pv magazine)
- Once built, the project by Ugandan company Aptech Africa will significantly increase the country’s installed grid-connected solar capacity, which IRENA claims stood at just 1MW as of the end of 2021.
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